Side-hill plow.



C. W. REYNOLDS.

SIDEHILL PLOW.

APPLICATION man MAY L), 1918.

Patented J an. 28, 1919.

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C. W. REYNOLDS.

SIDEHILL PLOW.

APPLICATION FILED MAY 15. 19H].

' Patented Jun. 28,1919.

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CHARLES w. REYNOLDS, or ADRIAN; mcnman;

SIDE-HILL PLOW.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented J an. 28, 1919.

. Application filed May 15, 1918. Serial No. 234,616.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, CHARLES W. REYN- oLDs, a citizen of the United States, residing at Adrian, in the county of Lenawee and Stateof Michigan, have invented new and useful Improvements in Side Hill Plows, of whichthe following is a specification.

Thisinvention comprehends generally improvements in that class of inventions known as plows and more particularly has reference to a side hill plow.

It is the primary aim and object of the present invention to provide a device of the above character'wherein improvedmeans is employed for connecting the main beam to the auxiliary beam between the double-ended plow so as to permit the operator to readily and easily control the plow while turning the-beam.

It is. an equally important object of this invention to-pr'ovide adeviceof the above character wherein the main beam is'designed so that a. portion thereof overlies the supplemental beam and is capable ofbeing removably locked. thereto subsequent to the turning of the main beam in either direction, thus preventing'relative movement of the beam when' the plow is in use.

More particularly the present invention embraces the provision of manually actuatable means on the main beam for removable engagement with the respective ends of the auxil1arybeam. to prevent accidental relative movement-betweenthe beams said means bein'g p'osition ed inlproxirnity to the handles S'QL-QS'tO be easilyactuatable when it is desired. to turn the beam.-

Asa further improvement this invention contemplates the provision of the improved double-ended plow-designed so as to be readilysupported to-assure of the effective operation thereof and also designed so that the moldboard near? one end will not engage roots whenthe other end of the plow is in operation" 7 I Amongv he. other. aims; and objects of this inventionimay; be recitedsthe provisionof a device of the character described with a. view to compactness, andinwhich the number of parts are-fem. he'construction simple, the cost of. production low and the efliciency high.

Other improvements and novel details in the construction and arrangement of the various parts of. the apparatus: will ;be brought out more in detailin the description to follow, which for a clear understanding of the invention should be considered in connection with the accompanying drawings forming a part hereof, and wherein is disclosed for the purpose of illustration a convenient and satisfactory embodiment of the invention. It is to be noted in this connection that minor changes in the construction and arrangement of parts may be made without departing from the principle of operation of the various parts.

The invention is clearly illustrated in the accompanying. drawings, in which Figure l is a front elevation of the invention partly in longitudinal section;

Fig. 2 is a topplan view of the same;

Fig. 3 is a side elevation of the invention;

Fig. 4 is a transverse section taken on line Fig. 5 is an elevation of the invention illustrating the position assumed when the device is being turned;

Fig. 6 is a fraginentarylongitudinal sectional detail.

Similar characters of reference are employed in all the above described views, to indicate corresponding parts.

Referring now,- more particularly, to the accompanying drawings, there is provided a double-ended plow which in the present instance may be said to consist of opposed plow shares 1 the outer ends of which terminate in points 2 while moldboards 3 extend upwardly from the-shares being secured thereto through 1 the linstrumentality of braces 4. A- land-side bar 5 has its respective ends formed'integralwith shares 2. Standards 6 are'formedat their lower end with shoes 7 which are rigidly secured to the land side bar by fastening devices 8 while braces 9 are employedand are connected between the shoes andthe mold boards toincrease the rigidity of the parts relative to each other. A supplemental beam 10 connects the upper ends of the standards and is formed with a central transverse opening 11 and also with openings12 near the respective ends thereof.

A sectional main beam indicated in its en tirety by the numeral 13 is now employed and embodies amain section 14= and an auxilto the main section through the instrumentality of a plate 16 disposed on top of-the section 15 and secured to the section 14 by means of a nut and bolt arrangement 17. This plate is bent intermediate its ends to forms. sleeve 18 for a purpose that will presently appear. In connecting the main section 14 to the supplemental'beam 1O a king bolt 19 is passed centrally through the main section 14 and the opening 11 the head of the bolt resting on a washer 20 which is disposed above the main section and engaged by the bolt. Suitable resilient means such as a coil spring 21 is now arranged about the lower projecting end of the king bolt'and has its upper end-bearing against the upper surface of the supplemental beam .10 and against the washer 2:2, which is disposed about thebolt and retained against displacement by a retaining nut 23 also adjustably mounted on the bolt and particularly adapted for governing thetension of the spring. -The springoficourse serves to yieldingly hold the'inain section 14 in intimate contact with the upper surface of the supplemental beam and'facilitates the relative turning of the main beam and the supplemental beam. In order toguide the device a block 24 is disposed on the upper surface of the main section 14 adjacent the opposite end thereof. 1 Handlebars 25 are secured through the instrumentality of suitable fastening devices"2"6' on opposite sides of the block and are braced with respect to each other "by means of cross bars- 27. In

assuring of the retention of the block in position and also the bracing of the handle bars 1 an ear bolt 28 is passed through the plate 29 I which is-disposed oII tOp of the block and ,"ofrtheshank of the key bolt.

through the main'secti'on-l4being retained by means of a 'nut 30. "A key bolt has its shank 31 p'asse dthrough theplate' 29 and the section 14 whileth'e wings 32 thereof are straddled about theplate-and embracethe inner ends of thehandlebars while a nut 34 seive'sto prevent'accidental displacement As intimated, improved means'have been employed for preventing accidentalturn- 111g; movement of the main and auxiliary beams with respect to each other. In re- =ducing this feature of'the inventionto' prac- 'tice a hand'leve'r 35 is pivotallyinountecl by means of apin "36 between the ears of the baa-28 "and has ast Pivotally mounted by meansof a-"su-itablefastening 'device'37 to'a link 38"whic'h'depends therefrom. This link is formed with a slot 39 which is engaged by a pintle 40 supported inturn between the spaced ears 41 of the plate 29,thepintle serving to guide and limit the movement of the linl A pin projection-42 depends from the lower end of thelink and is-engagedin an opening 43 in"th"e'maiif section 14 and also in either one of the openings in the supplemental formed integral with one of the side arms 46. This rod is" formedfnear its opposite end with a series of notches 51 designedfo'r engagement with an eye 52 depending from one of the handle bars and-through which the rod is sli'dably mounted; A hand grip 58 is formed on the outer end of the rod in a position beneath one of the handle bars 'to facilitate sliding or" the rod through the eye and consequently swinging the retainer in a. corresponding direction. It is apparout that when the inner notch is engagedin the eye the retainer will be embraced or straddled about both. of the beams but upon inward pushing of the rod so that the outermost notch will engage the eye the retainer will be swung forwardly and from engagement with the supplemental beam. 1 When in this position it is only necessia'ry'to depress the hand lever 35 and swing the horizontal main beam upon the supplemental beam.

This action occurs when'the operator reaches one end of the field and'desires to plow in" the opposite direction. By the provision ofthe double-plow and the turnable main beam the operator is thus enabled to turn thebeam and subsequently lock the parts in substantially rigid position and thus use the other end of the plow without experiencing the double-ended plow so t hat itiwill at all be maintained in a properly'supported position and so that it will'not" engage roots,1 etc. during plowing action; a v

' With a view ftoward constructing the substantially I U-shaped guarding'andsupporting member 54-is' employed in thepresent instance con sisting of anintermediate' portion55 a'nd sidearms 56f-whi'ch"are connected as" at 5? to the inner ends of the adjacent plow shares in such a' manner that the intermec'hate ertion will be arrangedlongitudinally of' the device and near the lower outer edges oithe shares asindicatedi, This member of course serves to cooperates with the land side bar in supporting thedouble-ended plow and.

prevents the roots" and the like from being engaged beneathtlie plow shares as IlS ap p n v.

In order that the device maybe propelled a draft clevis 58 is mounted on the oute'r end of the section l5 of the main beami" It is believed that in view of the foregoing description a further detailed description of the operation of the invention is entirely unnecessary. Likewise it is believed that the advantages of the invention will be readily apparent.

As many changes could be made in the above construction and many apparently widely different embodiments of this invention could be made without departing from the scope thereof and it is intended that all matter contained in the above description or shown in the accompanying drawings shall be interpreted as illustrative and not in a limited sense. It is also to be understood that the language used in the following claims is intended to cover all the generic and specific features of the invention herein described and all statements of the scope of the invention which as a matter of language might be said to fall therebetween.

Having thus clearly described the invention what is claimed as new and desired to be secured by Letters Patent is 1. The combination with a double-ended plow embodying a supplemental beam hav ing openings adjacent the respective ends thereof, of a main beam turnably connected above the supplemental beam and formed near one end with an opening, a vertically slidable link on the main beam, a pin projection depending therefrom and positioned in the opening in the main beam and designed for engagement with the opening in either end of the supplemental beam, a manually operable lever operably connected to the link, a retainer swingingly mounted near the opposite end of the main beam for embracing the adjacent end of the supplemental beam for cooperating with the pin projection in preventing accidental turning movement of the main beam, and means for actuating the retainer.

2. The combination with a double-ended plow embodying a supplemental beam having a central opening therein and having other openings formed near its respective ends, of a main beam formed with a central opening and normally resting above the sup plemental beam, a king bolt passing centrally through the central openings for turnably connecting the beams, a coil spring disposed about the bolt for tensioning the beams with respect to each other, a nut engaged on the king bolt for adjusting the Copies of this patent may be'obtained for five cents each, by addressing the tension of the spring, and cooperative manually operable means mounted on the respective extremities of the main beam for removable engagement with the adjacent ends of the supplemental beam for preventing accidental turning movement of the beams with respect to each other.

3. A side hill plow including a pair of opposed plow shares, mold boards connected thereto, a land side bar integral at its respective extremities with the shares, a guarding and supporting member connected to the shares near the outer edges thereof, standards connected at the lower ends of the land side bar, means for bracing the shares with respect to the standards and with respect to the mold boards, a supplemental beam connected to the upper ends of the standards, a main beam turnably connected to the supplemental beam and cooperative manually operable means mounted on the respective ends of the main beam for removably locking the main beam to the adjacent ends of the supplemental beam to prevent accidental relative movement of the beam.

4. The combination with a supplemental beam of a double-ended plow, of a main beam turnably connected to the supplemental beam, a block disposed above one end of the main beam, handle bars connected upon opposite sides of the block, a plate disposed above the block, spaced ears formed on the inner end of the plate and projecting beyond the block, an ear bolt for fastening the plate and the block to one end of the beam, a key bolt for facilitating the fastening of the plate and the block to the beam and for bracing the inner ends of the handle bars, a link slidably mounted between the ears of the arm, a pin projection depending from the link and slidably mounted through the main beam and removably engageable with either end of the supplemental beam, a hand lever pivotally connected to the link for releasing the pin projection, a U-shaped retainer swinging y connected to the beam near the other end thereof and designed to embrace the adjacent end of the supple mental beam for cooperating with the pin projection in preventing relative turning of the beams, an actuator rod for adjusting the retainer, and means for holding the actuating rod in various positions of adjustment.

In testimony whereof I afiix my signature.

CHARLES W. REYNOLDS.

Commissioner of Iatents,

Washington, D. 0. 

